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Vote
n.
1.

• a. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue.
• b. A means by which such a preference is made known, such as a raised hand or a marked ballot.
  

2. The number of votes cast in an election or to resolve an issue: a heavy vote in favor of the bill.
3. A group of voters alike in some way: the Black vote; the rural vote.
4. The act or process of voting: took a vote on the issue.
5. The result of an election or referendum.
6. The right to participate as a voter; suffrage.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition